| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor York (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Mills (fresh) C - Harry Middleton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl Randolph inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Steven Blubaugh - foul #1 on Steven Blubaugh, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 24-26 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Arnold Petree comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Blubaugh - foul #2 on Steven Blubaugh, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills dunks the ball set up by Harry Middleton and he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills misses the free throw | 25-28 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the jumper from the right side | 25-28 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Jason Steller tips it in | 27-28 |
| 17:56 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Victor York | 27-30 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is fouled on the floor by Steven Blubaugh - foul #3 on Steven Blubaugh, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Anderson | 29-30 |
| 16:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Anderson is called for the reach on Mark Mills - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frances Manning (C) Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alan Irons (C) Harry Middleton | |
| 16:40 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson misses long on a runner from the right block | 29-30 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills grabs the offensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Victor York hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Steller - foul #3 on Jason Steller, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (SG), Christian Johnson (SF) Jason Steller, Carl Randolph | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (SG), Matthew Troxler (SF), William Randolph (PF) Conrad Dickson, Steven Blubaugh, Mark Mills | |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Victor York misses the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Victor York misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Matthew Troxler - foul #1 on Matthew Troxler, team foul #4 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG) Victor York | |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) C - Frances Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Troxler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Randolph (fresh) C - Alan Irons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler misses the shot from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Frances Manning drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Anthony Birnbaum | 33-30 |
| 14:36 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler is hacked by Christian Johnson - foul #1 on Christian Johnson, team foul #4 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Arnold Petree, Christian Johnson, Anthony Birnbaum, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Victor York (PG), Steven Blubaugh (SF), Mark Mills (PF), Harry Middleton (C) Conrad Dickson, Matthew Troxler, William Randolph, Alan Irons | |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 14:15 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills can't tip it in | 33-30 |
| 14:13 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee hits the follow up shot | 33-32 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Richard Anderson is denied on a dunk by Mark Mills | 33-32 |
| 14:04 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills lays it in on a great pass from Victor York | 33-34 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG) Bradley Hunter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG) Darrell Follansbee | |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills is called for traveling | 33-34 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Steven Blubaugh is called for the reach on Richard Anderson - foul #4 on Steven Blubaugh, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman misses the floater from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 11:59 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 11:34 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor York (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Mark Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harry Middleton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman is alone and drills a shot from the left wing set up by Jason Steller | 35-37 |
| 10:45 | Wisconsin | Victor York clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman grabs the board | 35-37 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-37 |
| 10:07 | Wisconsin | Arnold Petree steals the ball from Harry Middleton | 37-37 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Jason Steller can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Harry Middleton | 37-37 |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills tips it home | 37-39 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Richard Anderson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side | 37-39 |
| 09:10 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 08:48 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 37-39 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Arnold Petree knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton is fouled on the floor by Sterling Berryman - foul #1 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Frances Manning (C) Arnold Petree, Jason Steller, Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (SG), Matthew Troxler (SF), William Randolph (PF), Alan Irons (C) Victor York, Steven Blubaugh, Mark Mills, Harry Middleton | |
| 07:39 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 39-39 |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) C - Frances Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Matthew Troxler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Randolph (fresh) C - Alan Irons (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Christian Johnson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Anthony Birnbaum | 41-41 |
| 06:46 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons blows the layup | 41-41 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Frances Manning pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Christian Johnson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Troxler - foul #2 on Matthew Troxler, team foul #6 | 41-41 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Christian Johnson buries a shot from the left wing set up by Larry Lown | 43-41 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Christian Johnson - foul #2 on Christian Johnson, team foul #6 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Carl Randolph (SF) Larry Lown, Christian Johnson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Victor York (PG) Conrad Dickson | |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum tips it back up and in | 45-43 |
| 05:13 | Wisconsin | Victor York can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 05:11 | Wisconsin | William Randolph tips it but misses | 45-43 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 04:48 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 04:43 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Darrell Follansbee | 45-45 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by William Randolph - foul #3 on William Randolph, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Richard Anderson (PF) Bradley Hunter, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Steven Blubaugh (SF), Mark Mills (PF), Harry Middleton (C) Darrell Follansbee, Matthew Troxler, William Randolph, Alan Irons | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills can't throw it down | 46-45 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Jason Steller knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Randolph | 49-45 |
| 03:12 | Wisconsin | Carl Randolph steps in front of the Mark Mills pass | 49-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Randolph (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor York (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Mark Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harry Middleton (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Jason Steller clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-45 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Victor York clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Frances Manning dunks the ball | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Victor York clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 51-45 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Frances Manning gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Richard Anderson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 51-45 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Carl Randolph pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Carl Randolph misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Frances Manning snags the offensive board | 51-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Harry Middleton is called for the reach on Frances Manning - foul #1 on Harry Middleton, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Jason Steller, Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Larry Lown steals the ball from Victor York | 53-45 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Arnold Petree lays it in on a nice dish by Larry Lown | 55-45 |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Larry Lown grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Arnold Petree clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Mark Mills - foul #2 on Mark Mills, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Larry Lown, Christian Johnson, Anthony Birnbaum, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-45 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh gets the offensive rebound | 56-45 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | The clock runs out | 56-45 |